Ask A Sommelier: What's Your Favorite Non-Wine Drink?

On their rare nights off, wine directors and sommeliers seek out BYOB restaurants, heading to the place with the greatest Peking duck or burger or sushi...and they bring wine with them. They drink Riesling at picnics and Cab Franc at concerts and Champagne at roofdeck parties. But do they ever switch to something else? Are these wine lovers secretly fans of hoppy IPAs or well-aged whiskies?

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Maggie Hoffman is the Managing Editor of Serious Eats. While she has specialized since 2009 on beer, wine, and cocktail coverage, these days she's just as likely to work on stories about crazy-delicious food wherever you are.

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